The creation of microelectronics-based visualizations to enhance science education and literacy

This paper describes an ongoing project to create web-based visualizations based on microelectronics and its underlying science. The visualizations are being designed to serve diverse groups ranging from high school science students, to upper division engineering undergraduates, to graduate business students. By substituting highly visual and interactive explanations for mathematical expressions, the project engages students with limited engineering background, while inspiring students who already have a strong general science background to pursue microelectronics in more depth. The paper describes both completed and planned modules, as well as the software tools investigated and/or employed.